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reaching young Asian Canadians
This article by Connie Cavanaugh, “Whatever It Takes Churches: A church in Canada helps second-generation Chinese put down some ROOTS,” reiterates the compelling need to reach the next generation with the Gospel::
How does a church “be a church” if few of the people they reach are free to assemble? This is a key question at […]
improving Chinese family communications
The Gospel Herald had recently posted 2 recent articles about Rev. Peter Lam of Asian Family Today: Researcher Comments on Cultural-Clash in Chinese Families and Communication Must Improve in Chinese Families, Researcher Says. Here are 2 excerpts from the articles:
Communication between parents and children is difficult , especially for Asian American families, which are under […]
Christianity and the Chinese people
Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review (Volume 67, Number 2; Summer 2006) had a special issue on the topic of: CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY AMONG THE CHINESE, edited by Fenggang Yang and Joseph B. Tamney. A number of interesting topics were explored:
Exploring Mass Conversion to Christianity among the Chinese: An Introduction
Social and Cultural Contexts in Conversion […]
philanthropic divides among Chinese Americans
From The New York Times, January 20th, 2007 — Class Divide in Chinese-Americans’ Charity ::
These days, in an era of shrunken public dollars and booming philanthropy, as universities and museums showcase multimillion-dollar gifts by Chinese-Americans, Ms. Kee worries about a different kind of disconnect: a divide between the explosive growth of Chinese-American wealth and the […]
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English Ministry in a Chinese Church
It takes all kinds of churches to reach all kinds of people. In my research for Leadership Network and L2 Foundation (cf. Asian American Church Report), I’ve found different churches that are effectively reaching next generation (English-speaking) Asian Americans: intergenerational/ multilingual Asian churches, pan-Asian churches, multi-ethnic churches, and missional churches.
Pastor Ken Carlson is English Pastor […]
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largest Chinese churches in North America
Let’s see what we can learn from compiling this list of very large Chinese churches in the United States and Canada. To compare apples to apples, one way to measure church size is average weekend worship attendance including children, as leading megachurch researchers use this as a base line. And, what is called “megachurch” today […]
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Supporting Second Generation Church Leaders
Originally published in The Gospel Herald, February 11, 2006:
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Understanding & Mentorship to Support Second Generation Church Leaders
by Eunice Or
While many Chinese churches in the United States celebrate the tremendous growth over the last few decades, uniting the first and second generation ministers has become a common concern.
In the latest issue of the magazine published […]
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Crisis in Asian American Church Leadership
According to this news release from Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity (ISAAC), there are now more than 4,000 Korean and 1,300 Chinese Protestant churches in the United States and Canada. The news release goes on to describe a recent summit that brought together directors from Asian and Pacific North American (APNA) Christian […]
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